7 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
About 7 Barleycroft Green
7 Barleycroft Green is a three-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6JY). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £780,000. 16 planning records sit against the property, 16 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, a loft conversion, a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 19.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Barleycroft Green has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Sept 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce two lower branches and canopy of 1 x yew tree by up to 20%
- Reference
- 6/2017/1916/TPO
- Sept 2017Tree WorksIn report
Reduce two lower branches and canopy of 1 x yew tree by up to 20%
- Reference
- 6/2017/1909/EM
What's in 7 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY's planning history?
14 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
7 Barleycroft Green has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£843,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 22 years.
£780,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
13 May 2025Most recent
£780,000
+47.2%over 16 years4 December 2008
£530,000
+71.0%over 5 years17 June 2003
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6JY: £812,500 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in AL8 6JY
6 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
Sold Feb 2023
£785,0003 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
Sold Dec 2022
£883,60014 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
Sold Feb 2022
£875,00017 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
Sold Mar 2017
£812,50011 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
Sold Oct 2016
£690,000
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Versus other Barleycroft Green homes
7 Barleycroft Green is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£6,094
Street avg £6,004
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Barleycroft Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Applecroft School. 21 schools nearby.
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